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Question 5

Sarah wants to find an estimate for the number of fish in a pond.

She catches 40 fish from the pond and marks each one with a tag.
She then returns the fish to the pond.

A week later, Sarah catches another 50 fish.
4 of these fish are marked with a tag.

Work out an estimate for the number of fish in the pond.
Write down an assumption you have made.

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